Overview

• A fresh price check shows the cheapest filter coffees at discounters’ private labels, including Rewe’s ja! roast at €5.99 per 500g, with similar lows at Aldi, Lidl, Penny and Netto.
• Many branded products carry higher list prices yet appear in promotions, with recent examples including Jacobs Krönung cut from €11.79 to €6.99 and Dallmayr Classic from €9.79 to €6.49.
• Official data for April 2025 show consumer bean prices up 12% year on year, raw coffee import prices up about 53%, and roasted or decaffeinated imports up 35.8%.
• Industry sources cite weather‑driven harvest losses in major origins such as Brazil and Vietnam, even as Germany’s coffee imports rose roughly 14% in 2024.
• Experts warn of further price pressure over the next five to ten years, while growers, roasters and researchers pursue water management, shade planting, climate‑resilient varieties and lab‑grown coffee research not yet allowed in the EU.